Akouos
AcquiredHealthy hearing available to all
Boston, United States · Founded 2016 · $162.5M raised
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- akouos.com
- Total Funding
- $162.5M
- Last Round
- $105.0M Series BMar 2020
- Rounds
- 3
- Acquisition Date
- Oct 2022
About
Akouos is a precision genetic medicine company developing gene therapies to restore, improve, and preserve high-acuity physiologic hearing for people with disabling hearing loss. Focused on inner ear delivery and AAV gene therapy platforms, it was acquired by Eli Lilly. Targets genetic forms of hearing loss affecting 466 million worldwide.
Summary
Akouos is a Biotech company based in Boston, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $162.5M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $105.0M Series B round in Mar 2020. Investors include 5AM Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Eli Lilly.
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